Dumping trailer



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' Minden, La.

Watson,

Application Julie 3, 1948, Serial No. 30,786

The present invention relates to a type of dumping trailer in which the bodyis carried by a rigid frame mounted to pVO 011 the @X19 0f@ pair of Wheels at its rear, and normally supported near its front end on va fifth wheel assembly carried at the rear end of a wheeled power driven truck. Meansv are provided for simultaneously drawing forward and tilting the dumping trailer, its wheels being drawn toward the rear wheels of the truck.

The specific objects of the invention are to improve the operation and strength of the structure whilst minimizing weight.' The trailer body is drawn forward for tilting by a special form of cable control leading from a Winch on the truck to twin pulleys mounted in an inverted rigid tripod depending from the rugged frame of the trailer. The tilting is effected, in such action, by the rise of two lift bars pivoted to short heavy arms rising from the rotatable top plate of the fifth wheel'. These arms at their tops swivel upon a common axleheld bythe trailer frame'and extending transversely thereof as a frame base reinforcing member. The trailer frame at its front rests directly on these arms, the'latter having an added leverage function for steadying the trailer in both straightaway runs and in turning via the action of the fifth wheel inasmuch as they lie forwardly of its pivotal centre at opposite sides thereof. Each arm also co-acts through an abutment carried thereby for operating a latching and latch releasing element for the tail 1 Claim. (Cl. 298-20) gate of the trailer, the elements and each control n therefor being independent as a safety factor.

The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. l is a view in elevation showing an embodiment of the invention with the trailer partly raised;

4Fig. 2 is a View in elevation showing an em bodiment in full dumping position; y

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view looking toward the under portion of the body, the latter being partly raised;

Fig. 4 is a View similar to the preceding figure, showing the body in full dumping position;

Fig. 5 is amore enlarged fragmentary side elevation, partly broken away in order to show more clearly the relation of the left-arms to the tail gate release and to the front support of the trailer body, the latter being in down position;

Fig. 6 is a detail elevation showing certain tail gate operating lever elements, at the front of the trailer body, in released position;

Fig. 7 is a View similar to Fig. 6 showing the said operating lever elements in closed and operating position;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary plan View showing the trailer body pull sheaves as carried by the depending tripod;

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary View in elevation showing, in full and dotted lines, the fifth wheel and one lift bar mounting, also the cable guide roller mounting;

Fig. 10 is a detail plan view showing a lift bar pivot and mounting; and

Fig. 11 is a detail vplan view showing the vertical cable guide rollers and their mounting.

Fig. 12 is a fragmentary plan View showing the horizontal cable guiding rollers.

Referring to the drawings, I have shown at A a power driven truck which may beof any suitable general construction. Toward the rear portion of the truck frame is mounted the base plate I (Fig. 9) of a fifth wheel or turntable having a rotatable top plate 2 pivoted on a pivot stud (not shown). Plate 2 provides pivot mounting points for two lift bars as later to be described. vOn the truck frame is a power driven winch 3.

The trailerucon'sists of a body-carrying frame mounted on the wheels 4 through Vthe intermediaries of axle y5 and springs 6. The frame of the trailer'consists of longitudinally extending outer frame members and central longitudinal frame members 8, these frame members being complemented by transverse frame struts 9. One of the transverse struts, indicated at Sr, is formed with incuts or recesses for clearance of two lift bars Il). rThese bars have upper ends pivoted upon a pivot shaft I I held by the frame. Each bar at its lower end is pivoted upon a rigid arm I2 rising from rotating plate 2 of the fifth wheel assembly, a suitable pivot stud being indicated at I3 for one ofthe arms. The upstanding arms I2 may be used as end abutments for a tank, as for compressed air, indicated at Ill, the tank resting upon the fifth wheel plate 2.

Carried at the inner face of each of the two intermediate longitudinal frame members 8 is a shoe I5, Figs. 3 and 5, and each shoe is adapted to rest upon a seat I6 by which the load thrust is thrown upon the lift arms I0 and the latter are cantilevers. These seat-plates are located close to the pivotal points for the lifting'bars, at the fifth wheel assembly.

Toward the rear of the trailer frame the latter rigidly carries a depending tripod frame consisting of the angle bars I'I, these bars supporting a short pivot stud I8, Fig. 5. A rearwardly extending steady bar may be provided as indicated 3 at I9, Fig. 5. Shaft I8 has mounted thereon two pulleys and 20x. A cable leads from drum 3 to pulley 20 of the tripod frame, the cable thence extending forwardly to a pulley 40 on shaft l8r, the latter being supported on bracket arms 22 supported by rotatable plate 2 of the fth Wheel construction. It will be noted that after leaving drum 3 the` cable is guided between two horizontal guide pulleys' 45 and 46 mounted on Vertical studs 41 carried by top plate of tank I4. The said cable, shown at 24, then extends to the pulley 203: on said shaft I8 (Fig. 8), thence back to pulley 4I on shaft I8a: and thence extends rearwardly to a tie loop 25 secured to the. frame; as, for example, the tripod frame element I'I.v

Mounted for action adjacent each of the intermediate longitudinal frame members', adjacent thrust members centrally thereof. Thus the body' is supported in a unique manner which increases the stability of the structure. Also the lift arms have direct co-action with the locking means for the tail gate. It is to be further noted that the tripod frame support for the pulleys carried by the trailer frame are entirely independent of the rear wheelaxle. The invention provides alighter, stronger, and more economical dumping trailer than with constructions of the general type heretofore proposed.

Having described our invention, what we claim anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows.:

Af dump truck comprising a body supporting frame, forward and rear wheel assemblies northe inner face thereof, is a lever arrangement,

as shown more particularly in Figs. 6 and 7. This lever arrangement, in each case, consists cfaV bell-crank 26 pivote'd at 2I one arm of the bell-crank being pivotally connected'at. 2B to a link 29;, in turn piVOted to a rod' 3l] (Fig. 5)'. Thev bell-crank has pivoted thereto a bar 2317:. The rod extends longitudinally of the trailer frame to its rear end area. At the latterv area, rod`30is pivot'ally,connected to a link 3|, which, in. turn,

is pivoted toa hook 32 of special'f'o'rm, inasmuchas its, ends are .reversely hooked.

Rod 3U is' engaged by spring. 34, one end of which engagesY aV depending' memberv 3.5" fixed. to therod and the other end' ofwhich' is connected, to oneof the cross frame members 9.vv Each hook member 32 is guijd'ed, by the somewhat wider spaced walls of, aperturesforme'd'in a cross frame membery 35 at the` rear of the trailer.A When the body is dov/,m rod 30 will'Y be moved forwardly, bellLcrank 26. being moved from the position ofr Fig 64 tothe position shown in Figs. 5' and '7,.due to the fact that link'lv lies', in inclined position. This action will rock" the-hook upwardly and draw it inwardly to lockingI position as lshown in Fig. 5, Wh'enthe trailer'body is movedi down.- wardlytjo. the p'ositionof Fig. 5, such' locking action' isgcause'd engagement of; bar 263s on each belli crank 23 vwith the appropriate one of` two. abutmentsv 36'; each. abutment' being carried by one'of the left arms I0'.

When the trailer body isA raised by the drum andi cable' assembly, arms 26m will be carried; abovetheir abutments 36 and, spring 34 will move rod4 3l!" rearwardly; ThisV will cause inclined link 3,'I, as 1toA eachhook 32,'tomove the hook'rear-r wardlyV and at the. same" time 'rock' its outerend downvva rdly1` andY the'lweight of'V the hook at` its outer end, will', aidgjthe rocking; thereof; to4 such position .that it` will'be; free from. the Ylatching stud138 on the tail' gate ,39; 'the' latter beinggpivoted at ,its top'.

Ini the1 operation of' the `device thev trailer will normally.' lie -'in theA position of Fig: 5'with' itsy front area supported at four` primary-p'ointsiof support; that isv tosay, then front and rear' pivotal pointsY oftheliftbars I8; the load thrust being imposed upon` they' fifthV wheel construction through ,the-vertica-l`-arms- I2 and the1lift-arm pivots I3: The lift'arms'-IIlare;in effect, cantilever supports; forthe trailer' forwardly thereof and* serveL as; lateral stabilizers and p ull and` mally supportingvthe body frame in carrying position, the frame being mounted on the 'rear wheel assembly for upward and rearward tilting movement to dumping position, a draft connection between the forwardwh'e'el' assembly andthe' body carrying' frame, andmeans' to shorten' the wheel base of the body carrying frame, said draf'tconnection comprising a iifth wheel assembly having a rotatable member and' carried. by the'forward wheel assembly, a plurality' of lift bars pivotally connected; to thebody carrying frame and to the rotatable member o'f theV 'fth. wheel' asse'ribly',V means' for' supporting said''bo'dy carrying iframe' directly upon said lift bars' intermediate their pivotal points whereby'sai'd lift bars are operative'as cantilever' supports for tlie'b'odycari"y'ng` frame, .a body' supportedlon' said" body carrying frame; a: tail gate mounted" atthe end' of' the" body; automaticmeans forlatchi'ng and unlatcling said' tail4 gate upon tilting and reverse move-V ments ofthe' body' carrying' frame,said'.automatic"l means comprising an abutment on. on'e: of'said lift'. bars a bell' crank: leveripivoted to tliebody" carryingframe and. having, a In'ernber adapted to engage said' abutment when the body carry; ing frame is moved to normal carrying position after a tilting movement thereof for dumping; a latchingstud. carried by the tail" gate, a hookmember supported forrectilinear and.' swinging; movement', apull andpush'ro'd. oper'ativelyco'lnecting the bellV crank. lever* and' the hook member', and'v spring means for rearwardly movingl said' rod when the bell crank'member is raised out' of': engagement' with the lift' arm abutment ".ERANKl L. VCLEIVIEN'T,` CHARLES" W, WATSON? REFERENCE-'s CIT-ED' The following.,- references are.` of. recordlv inthe file of. this. patents.

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